ORANGE, Calif. --
Rob Flynn, who has been acting as a Tuning Consultant for Chuck and Del Worsham's
Checker-Schuck's-Kragen Pontiac Funny Car program since the Denver race in July, has
been promoted to Co-Crew Chief and has accepted the full time position through the
2001 NHRA Winston Drag Racing season. He will share the Crew Chief role on the
team's red car with owner Chuck Worsham.

"As soon as Rob joined us we got better," Del Worsham said from the team's
headquarters in Orange, California. "The car ran better, the team worked better,
everything improved. We've been talking since then about making this a full time
position, and we're thrilled to have Rob on board as Co-Crew Chief. It means a lot
to our program to know we're heading into 2001 with our guns loaded."

Flynn will concentrate on the team's red car, driven by Worsham, but will continue
to provide overall assistance on both sides of the two-car pit area. Working with
blue team Crew Chief Dave Fletcher, Flynn will help coordinate the flow of
information between the two cars.

"Rob will mainly work on the red side of the pit," Worsham said. "But our program
is all about the transfer of data, with information flowing all the time, so his
input shows up on both cars. Specifically, Rob has taken over a lot of the
technical things I've always done on the red car, which frees me up for other things
I've had to put off. Since he joined us this summer our tune-up calls have been
much better, mainly because we can now share these duties and my dad and I aren't
working on the car as frantically. Having Rob here gives us all time to think and
compare ideas, and we found out in a hurry that our ideas mesh pretty well and our
cars run faster."

Flynn is extremely pleased to be formalizing his role on the team, and is outspoken
about his feelings.

"Working for the Worshams has been a fantastic thing for me," said the veteran
tuner. "There will be other high profile jobs opening up over the next couple of
months, I would imagine, and a lot of other guys might hold out to weigh all their
options. But I knew in my heart I wanted to work here, and I was eager for the
other teams, our sponsors, and our fans to know that I'm very happy to be a long
term part of this program. This is a rewarding place to work, and this group is
one of the most professional and most dedicated crews I've ever been a part of. I
feel very fortunate to be in this position with this team. The potential here is so
great."

The Flynn appointment comes only one week after the team's announcement regarding
the rehiring of Crew Chief Dave Fletcher and driver Frank Pedregon on the blue
Checker-Schuck's-Kragen team. Chuck Worsham is excited about the moves.

"We have a great thing going here," said red car driver's owner/tuner/father. "The
people we've put together have some special qualities, and we all seem to make the
whole thing better. I thought the key was wrapping up these core people for the
future and keeping this unit growing together. Its exciting because we're just
beginning to mature as a program now. This two-car team is really still very young,
and we've got a lot more growing to do, but we're definitely headed in the right
direction."